# Sequels that are better than the originals
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-than-the-originals/158675
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [March 2, 2003, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-than-the-originals/158675 "2003-03-02T23:47:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2003, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-than-the-originals/158675/21 "2003-03-03T13:42:11Z")
Toy Story 2 was much better than the primero. An excellent movie that works on many levels.
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### Author:  [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2003, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-than-the-originals/158675/22 "2003-03-03T13:42:53Z")
For my money, Cameron’s **Aliens** is far superior to Scott’s **Alien**.
I think most of the James Bond movies are superior to **Dr. No** , the first.
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### Author:  [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2003, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-than-the-originals/158675/23 "2003-03-03T13:46:42Z")
**Evil Dead 2** was better than **Evil Dead**. Honestly, **Army of Darkness** was the best of the three movies, but I just enjoy **ED2** a bit more. I know they are a trilogy, but they weren’t planned on being so, so they count as sequels.
**Jason X** was the best of the **Friday the 13th** movies, only because it didn’t take itself seriously.
**Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust** was a bit better than the original. At least, animation wise.
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### Author:  [@pilot141](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pilot141)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-than-the-originals/158675/24 "2003-03-03T14:43:52Z")
OK, so **that’s** how you get 4,500 posts!
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### Author:  [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-than-the-originals/158675/25 "2003-03-03T15:32:28Z")
Damnit! Sorry about that!
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### Author:  [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2003, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-than-the-originals/158675/26 "2003-03-03T15:36:47Z")
I think CalMeacham’s second reply was better than his first.
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### Author:  [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-than-the-originals/158675/27 "2003-03-03T15:54:17Z")
But not quite as good as his fourth.
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### Author:  [@stofsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stofsky)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2003, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-than-the-originals/158675/28 "2003-03-03T16:30:20Z")
**Highlander II: The Quickening**.
What? Why is everybody looking at me like that? What are you doing with those pitchforks?
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### Author:  [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2003, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-than-the-originals/158675/29 "2003-03-03T16:35:57Z")
Some have already been taken, but here are my picks:
Aliens
Terminator 2
The Empire Strikes Back
Superman II
Mission Impossible 2 (not that this is saying much)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
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### Author:  [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-than-the-originals/158675/30 "2003-03-03T16:37:02Z")
HE HAS SPOKEN OF THE SEQUAL THAT DARE NOT BE NAMED!!!
Kill him! Burn the heretic!
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### Author:  [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2003, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-than-the-originals/158675/31 "2003-03-03T16:42:43Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Turek \*
> \*\ ***The Road Warrior** \*\*
Ditto. I also think **Blade II** was better than **Blade I**
Re: James Bond. . . .Does anybody know if **From Russia With Love** was a planned sequel to **Dr. No**? If not, than I include that one as well. **From Russia With Love** remains my favorite Bond film, and the best one made, in my opinion.
Plus a lot of the ones already mentioned: Star Trek II, Terminator 2, Superman II, etc.
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### Author:  [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-are-better-than-the-originals/158675/32 "2003-03-03T16:57:55Z")
I loved **Toy Story**. I thought it was wonderful.
I really really loved **Toy Story II**. That scene were the toys are crossing the busy street gets me every time.
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